Shopping Plaza with National Retail Tenants, Saugus, Massachusetts

The project consists of a 200,000 square foot shopping plaza with national retail tenants, including Kohl’s, Petco, Dr. Dental, Carter’s, Title Boxing, Work-N-Gear, and a new national grocery store chain.

Murphy PC represented the owner in a $30M refinance transaction with a regional lender to provide financing for the buildout of the new national grocery store chain.   Murphy PC negotiated loan documents, advised on construction related issues, coordinated title, zoning and tenant due diligence matters, including tenant estoppels and SNDAs.

Murphy PC is a law firm in Boston, Massachusetts representing, developers, investors, owners, asset managers, and sponsors in all aspects of real estate, including project development, acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, capital markets, commercial leasing, design and construction contracts, and title and escrow services.  Our real estate capabilities include a variety of sectors and asset classes in small to middle-market segments, including, mixed-use, multi-family, office, retail, and restaurant.

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The Real Estate Cycle: Where We Are and What It Means

February 21, 2026 | Author:  David J. Murphy The Four Phases Commercial real estate moves through four generally recognized phases: recovery, expansion, hypersupply, and recession. JPMorgan Chase provides a useful overview of this framework (jpmorgan.com). During recovery, occupancy improves from its low point, but new...

Commercial Real Estate Sentiment Steady in Q1 2026 as Debt Availability Improves

February 20, 2026 | Author:  David J. Murphy The Real Estate Roundtable released its Q1 2026 Sentiment Index on February 20 (full report at rer.org). The overall index registered 66, down one point from the prior quarter. Senior CRE executives describe a market in the...

Preferred Equity Investment in a 188-Unit Multifamily Acquisition in Covington, Georgia

February 18, 2026-Murphy PC represented a Boston-based preferred equity investor who partnered with a sponsor in the acquisition of a 188-unit apartment community on 16.78 acres in Covington, Georgia. The transaction included the assignment and assumption of an existing Fannie Mae loan. Murphy PC negotiated...